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<br />DRAFT <br /> <br />Agenda Item #3a <br /> <br />Northstar Corridor Development Authority <br /> <br />Resolution <br />2004-_ <br /> <br />RESOLUTION fOR AUTHORIZATION TO ACQUIRE RIGHT-Of-WAY <br />FOR THE MINNEAPOLIS COMMUTER RAIL STATION <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the Northstar Corridor Development Authority ("NCDA") proposes to develop a <br />commuter rail station in the City of Minneapolis along the 4th Avenue North right-of-way between 5'h <br />Street North and ih Street North; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the Minneapolis commuter rail station will consist of a platform and station on the <br />southeast side of the Burlington Northern Santa fe ("BNSf") railroad; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, certain lands are required to provide for said station development; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, Congress appropriated funding for land acquisition for the Northstar Commuter <br />Rail Project, and such funding was made available to the NCDA pursuant to a grant agreement with <br />the Minnesota Department of Transportation and matched by the Northstar funding partners; <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the Minnesota Department of Transportation has delegated to the NCDA the <br />authority to acquire property for commuter rail purposes pursuant to Minn. Stat. 9174.82, as required <br />by Minn. Stat. 9398A.04, subd. 2; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the Hennepin County Regional Railroad Authority has the power to acquire land <br />by purchase or by eminent domain in accordance with Minn. Stat. 9398A.04, subd. 1; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the proposed Minneapolis station is located in Hennepin County. <br /> <br />NOW, THEREfORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Northstar Corridor Development Authority <br />hereby requests the Hennepin County Regional Railroad Authority to proceed to acquire the property <br />as needed for the commuter rail station, on behalf of the NCDA and in accordance with Federal Transit <br />Administration (FTA) requirements. <br /> <br />Duane Grandy, Chairperson <br /> <br />Date: <br /> <br />Certification <br />I hereby certify that the above resolution is a true and correct copy of the Resolution duly presented <br />to and adopted by the Northstar Corridor Development Authority at a duly authorized meeting <br />thereof held on the 4th day of November, 2004. <br /> <br />(Name) <br />